[jillianhq]

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        juliana took a second to look at the other. she could tell that the female was older than her, and the cane definitely added to it. she leaned back a little bit, her eyes on the television screen for a split second before she realized what she was doing. looking back at the female, she politely smiled. “ no, i insist! consider it a… generous christmas treat! ” she nodded her head. she also desperately needed some sort of distraction from reality, because everything was throwing her for a loop right now. was it too late to schedule another girls night out with jasmine before juliana leaves to go home for the holidays? “ besides, i have some money to blow. ” the perks of a trust fund. she reached into her purse, pulling out her wallet and sliding the barista her card, moving to the side so that the female could place her order in. 

       Jill naturally nodded back. Her somewhat frosty demeanor was sometimes offputting but she didn’t mean anything by it. She knew better than to argue with someone trying to do a nice deed for her, uness it had been Jesse, then she would fight it. Her problem was that she hated people telling her she was wrong, especially when she already knew it. Despite a hard exterior, her sensitive nature was there and was nearly always covered up with either humor or an off-hand comment that would most likely get her into further trouble. Jillian had been labelled as unconventional when she had been practising but she had never given it much thought until now. Perhaps she had been her own worst enemy, perhaps she still was. “That’s kind of you, thank you.” A Latte would be fine for her. It was nice of the younger woman to offer but she was naturally suspicious, or intrigued, as to why the other seemed to want to go through with it. “So, are you always in here giving out generous christmas treats?” The woman phrased, without anedotes as it would come across as rather condescending. “I appreciate it, nonetheless.” It had always been a contentious time and now that Jesse had disappeared off the face of the Earth under suspicious circumstances, it was harder.

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location: caramel apple cafe & bistro ( 0/5 )

          christmas time had arrived at salem, although at the moment, she was feeling more fearful than jolly. the talk on the local news, and around town, was of the reappearance of blair verma. found covered in dirt and leaves and escorted back to town by two tow truck men, but she was found alive. the part that got her the most? the mask. that whole thing freaked her out the most and she knew that during this time of year, she wasn’t supposed to be scared. she was supposed to be happy and joyful. as a way to ease up tensions, the female made her way to the cafe after a little bit of last minute christmas shopping for her friends and family. “ hi, i would like a hot chocolate, please! ” she turned her head and looked around, noticing who was behind her in line. “ i’d also like to pay for whatever the person behind me wants! ” a little christmas treat from juliana. besides, it did take the edge of everything off of her shoulders a little bit.  @salemstart​ 

[jillianhq]

Despite spending three years here, Jill hated this place. Jesse and her had always wanted different things; Jill being more ambitious and focused on progressing a career in medicine while her brother was very much content on taking the more vocational route and surrounding himself with what he loved. It was no shock to anyone to learn that Jesse had been the perfect child, going as far to say that their parents made it known to him how much they disliked her attitude and it set a very peculiar family dynamic. Although it had enfuriated Jillian and she’d taken in out on her brother to the point where they weren’t speaking, that didn’t mean she was unappreciative of everything he’d done for her or that she didn’t love him. How could someone hate Jesse Drake? Bitter was a word that described Jillian perfectly and her inability to express joy for the Verma family was very telling of that. Now that she was retired, the woman had become even more obsessed with trying to figure out what had gone so wrong and it was draining her.

Standing in line to get a coffee, hand gripped onto her cane as she sighed at the long wait, her eyes scanned the room. She always felt like people were looking at her but even she was unsure whether it was down to her own paranoia. Distraction followed as she caught on to what the young woman said in front of her. “Oh-” Jillian raised up her spare hand in protest. “You really don’t have to do that. Really.” It was a lovely festive gesture but it wasn’t one she really deserved considering her terrible feelings relting to the most recent news.

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𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬 & @salemstart​ // IN TOWN, OR WHEREVER ;; }

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“It’s such a blessing– Verma finding their way back home. I’m thinking of sending them a gift basket, just a couple of things to say I’m thinking of you. I’m glad you’re safe. We missed you You know?” while the more social concern was where Verma had gone, and where they’d been and what happened to them, Jessie was more concerned with if they were okay. so many times people get lost in the details. so many times, and though they don’t mean to, people use others as a spectacle, an intrigue, a story. she didn’t want to perpetuate that story. 

she pouts her lips. it’s a bittersweet feeling, knowing they are safe and finally home, but the fact that they were missing for so long, makes her heart churn and not in a good way. her heart aches for their family. her soul wants to give back all that time they had to make up for. still, there was a glimmer deep down in her cheery soul telling her the reappearance was a Christmas miracle.

“I’m still shopping for my Secret Santa gift too, if you’d like to help–– I’d love your input. Maybe we can pick out some gifts from every store to put in Verma’s gift basket too? I know I’m packing in some homemade cookies, and maybe some sweet jam I’ve made. Is it a stupid idea?”  

[jillianhq]

The sudden news of one of the missing turning up stirred up a lot of emotions in Jillian, most that she couldn’t ever voice. The woman recognised that feeling resentful that it wasn’t Jesse that had appeared was an ugly thought that she shouldn’t have even had but that didn’t mean she could ignore it. She hadn’t been on the best of terms with her brother when he disappeared down to her mistakes and inability to stop making the same ones. Jesse was a saint, one that could do no wrong and it infuriated her. In turn, her attitude towards him trying to lend yet another helping hand pushed him away and resulted in him stepping away. despite Jesse being the youngest of the two, his kind manner always filled the older sibling role when Jillian needed help, until she no longer wanted to accept it.

Jillian had held out hope that he was still alive and she refused to accept anything else. However, this did have its toll on her. Her early retirement was brought on by a number of factors but it had primarily been her inability to be effective when she was struggling so much.The woman nad never felt like she had been a quitter until then.

The woman was rying her absolute best the keep her face neutral on the matter, which was a mistake in itself. “Yes.” Was that the best she could do? She just wanted Jesse back to tell him that she was sorry for taking out her frustrations on him - that was never her intention and now yet another year had passed, it felt less and less likely he would ever hear her apology. “That’s kind of you. No, it’s not a stupid idea.” Her attempted neutrality was coming off rather poorly and even she could admit it was distasteful. Jill did have a selfish streak, one that Jesse had despised and wanted her to work on, as well as not letting her ambition make her turn her back on the family.